the consequences of paying rent late, including
late fees and termination of the tenancy.

State laws in Kansas covers several of these rent-related
issues, including the amount of notice a landlord must provide to increase rent
under a month-to-month tenancy, and how much time a tenant has to pay rent or
move before a landlord can file for eviction.

Kansas Rules on Late Fees

Rent is legally due on the date specified in your lease or
rental agreement (usually the first of the month). If you don’t pay rent when it is due, the
landlord may begin charging you a late fee.
Kansas state law does not cover late rent fees. If your lease or rental
agreement does not say anything about late fees, your landlord may not impose
one, no matter how reasonable it is.

Amount of Notice Kansas Landlords Must Give
Tenants to Increase Rent

Kansas does
not have a state statute on the amount of notice the landlord must provide
tenants in order to increase the rent or change other terms of a month-to-month
rental agreement. Unless your rental agreement specifies otherwise, the
landlord must typically provide the same amount of notice to change the
rent or another term of the tenancy as state law requires the landlord to
provide when ending the tenancy—in this case, 30 days. Keep in mind
that if you have a long-term lease, the landlord may not increase the rent
until the lease ends and a new tenancy begins—unless the lease itself provides
for an increase.

Rent Increases as Retaliation or Discrimination

Kansas landlords may not raise the rent in a discriminatory
manner—for example, only for members of a certain race. Also, Kansas landlords may not use a rent
increase in retaliation against
you for exercising a legal right—for example, in response to your legitimate
complaint to a local housing agency about a broken heater.

Kansas State Laws on Termination for Nonpayment of Rent

States set specific rules and procedures for ending a
tenancy when a tenant has not paid the rent. Kansas landlords must give tenants
at least ten days’ notice (for tenancies over three months) or three days’
notice (for tenancies less than three months) in which to pay the rent or move.
If the tenant does neither, the landlord can file for eviction.